Im stumped. I have been testing this at my house trying to get it to work. My boss wants to have his phone work from home. His computer is setup to vpn to work which gives him access to our file server, exchange server, and everything else... but he wants to use his avaya phone at home as if he were in the office. So I started thinking how to do this. I put a second ethernet port in the computer and shared the VPN connection... when the phone starts up it seems to download the file from the ftp on the server but it just says discovering IP address and never connects to the PBX. has anyone had any luck pulling this off? I need to find a way to get the phone to work at his house through the internet and using windows VPN without buying expensive cisco vpn routers.
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Boss working from home... wants his IP phone to work there too...
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intrigrant
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mattKnight
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I'd investigate the routing int he IP office. Does the IP phoen work ok on the office LAN
If you have a VPN tunnel to the office (as you are getting TFTP you are) Guessing that you haven't set a route in teh IP office for VPN access (or default route)
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Matt
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If you have a VPN tunnel to the office (as you are getting TFTP you are) Guessing that you haven't set a route in teh IP office for VPN access (or default route)
Take Care
Matt
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
kwing112000
Vendor
you could convert the phone to a vpnremote phone and let it make its own vpn connection? you will need a license at the end of a 180day trial. i have them working and they were very easy to get up and working.
intrigrant
Systems Engineer
You cannot route from one LAN card to another LAN card in a single PC with the Windows Internet sharing because it is using NAT which is a show stopper for H.323 voip.
Disable the Internet sharing and install a freeware router software on the PC which can do the job.
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Disable the Internet sharing and install a freeware router software on the PC which can do the job.
NIHIL NOVI SUB SOLE
Get him hardware VPN. I have a home use Netgear 834g which I have had an IP Phone to work back to the office with. Makes the VPN automatically so no need to dial the VPN on the PC either.
IPSec to our Office and jobs a good un!!!!
Quality was ok until the missus started downloading some music!!!!!
Jamie Green
ACA:Implement - IP Office
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Fooball is not a matter of life and death-It is far more important!!!!
IPSec to our Office and jobs a good un!!!!
Quality was ok until the missus started downloading some music!!!!!
Jamie Green
ACA:Implement - IP Office
ACS:Implement - IP Office
Fooball is not a matter of life and death-It is far more important!!!!
I agree with Jamie, this is the we do all our homeworkers too.
Put decent routers at home that can do IPSEC and DSCP for QoS, back to the office through their general internet connection or via a dedicated VPN concentrator depending on the number of users.
Put decent routers at home that can do IPSEC and DSCP for QoS, back to the office through their general internet connection or via a dedicated VPN concentrator depending on the number of users.
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